Praia do Pontal
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
What have people found?
Lesser brazilian fiddler crab, uruguayan fiddler crab and guilding's sea star turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mangrove root crab, brazilian fiddler crab and mudflat fiddler crab are the usual finds. ~31 distinct species have been recorded here.
Tide
We do not have a tide source for this coast yet.
View the predicted tide at Saco da Ribeira, 51 kilometers away.
When do people visit?
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Most observations come from January and June.
What should you know before visiting?
Parking is about 100 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code
What lives at Praia do Pontal?
Species records from iNaturalist
Mangrove Root CrabGoniopsis cruentata
Brazilian Fiddler CrabUca maracoani
Mudflat Fiddler CrabMinuca rapax
Lesser Brazilian Fiddler CrabMinuca panema
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Uruguayan Fiddler CrabLeptuca uruguayensis
Guilding's Sea StarLinckia guildingi
African Giant SnailLissachatina fulica
Stout TagelusTagelus plebeius
Drymaeus papyraceusDrymaeus papyraceus
Giant Coquina ClamIphigenia brasiliensis
yellow finger marsh crabSesarma rectum
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
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